Sue Cook's Bumper Cross Stitch Collection: 12 Pictures and Hundreds of Motifs to Celebrate the Year [Hardcover]

Sue Cook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2003

This title features a cross-stitch design for each month of the year. Accompanying the main picture for every month are four pages packed with many smaller motifs and complementary seasonal themes. There are also instructions for creating a wall-hanging and framing the picture of the month. Simple projects ideas show how to use the range of motifs on made-up items, turning them into great gifts for friends and family.

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About the Author

Sue Cook is a successful and very popular cross stitch designer whose work appears regularly in needlecraft magazines. David & Charles have published her two previous books, Cross Stitch Inspirations and Sue Cook's Wonderful Cross Stitch Collection; Sue has her own cross stitch kit company, August Moon Design, and lives in Newport, South Wales

Product Details

• Hardcover: 105 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles Publishers (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715313096
• ISBN-13: 978-0715313091
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #464,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Idea Book for Holidays, July 14, 2004

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Terri Callison (Lenexa, KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sue Cook's Bumper Cross Stitch Collection: 12 Pictures and Hundreds of Motifs to Celebrate the Year (Hardcover)

Many of the cross-stitch projects I do are small projects. I especially enjoy monthly themes and this book has lots of wonderful small patterns for each month. I am always looking for pattern books with different ideas for monthly themes. I have been very pleased with the selection in this book. The only thing I wish it had were photos of all the finished patterns.

5.0 out of 5 stars Celebrate the Wonder of Sue Cook, February 6, 2010

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Port Wynn "Yankee" (PNW, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sue Cook's Bumper Cross Stitch Collection: 12 Pictures and Hundreds of Motifs to Celebrate the Year (Hardcover)

This is a treasure. Sue has provided us with a huge variety of options. There are many unusual motifs in Sue's unique style and then there are large, and complex finished pieces for each month. All, out of the ordinary,(Is there anything ordinary about Sue Cook???....Naaahh!!) that require dedication and skill. But, they are gorgeous, and are presented in photographs as well as in well thought out "lightly" colored and symbol coded charts. Her simple motifs still follow bold color charts, but much to her credit, not the larger pieces. Expert that she is, she recognized that bold color would make it dificult to distinguish subtle color changes, and there are many in her larger pieces. But these charts are large and can be further enlarged on a copier. In fact, they are presented with a significant inner margin so that none of the design is lost when increasing it's size. This is a book to be cherished and refered to repeatedly. Once again She has included many unusual motifs for designers to use. This book is a visual masterpiece in all sense of the word. The full scale designs are more novel than realistic but they rival the complexity and color variation of a large Donna Kooler piece. As I said at the beginning of this review, this is a treasure and I know that I will grow as a needle artist by refering to it often.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great patterns, August 11, 2009

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Aimee "itabey" (Chatham, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sue Cook's Bumper Cross Stitch Collection: 12 Pictures and Hundreds of Motifs to Celebrate the Year (Hardcover)

I really enjoy the patterns. There are plenty of smaller projects for the beginner and nice projects for the more advanced.